{"product_id":"bloodflowers-9781478000891","title":"Bloodflowers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW. Ian Bourland examines the photography of Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955–1989), whose art is a touchstone for cultural debates surrounding questions of gender and queerness, race and diaspora, aesthetics and politics, and the enduring legacy of slavery and colonialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.\" -- E. Baden * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e“Bourland’s book is a welcome showcase and exploration of Fani-Kayode’s work, especially in these times of renewed homophobia and racism.” -- Rachel Jagareski * Foreword *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBloodflowers\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and detailed study of the photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode. . . . Bourland’s bookprovides much that will be of interest to students of photography and visual culture. . . .\" -- Darren Newbury * Journal of British Studies *\u003cbr\u003e“The real strength of \u003ci\u003eBloodflowers\u003c\/i\u003e resides in Bourland’s descriptive capabilities and the care he gives to a Black artist who has not been granted the scholarly attention he deserves. Known for stunningly beautiful, conceptually rich photographs of Black men, Fani-Kayode created images that are at once steeped in complex symbolism while also semiotically porous in their surrealism: a contradiction that Bourland unpacks with great critical sophistication.” -- Derek Conrad Murray * Art Bulletin *\u003cbr\u003e“The brilliance of Bourland’s book is in the range of its learnedness. Its promise, though, lies in its wide applicability. The book should be read not simply for its bearing on Fani-Kayode. It should be engaged as a model for a deeply interdisclipinary and historically attuned art history and criticism.” -- Roderick A. Ferguson * Nka *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  vii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Nothing to Lose  1\u003cbr\u003e Exposure 1. Brixton  23\u003cbr\u003e Exposure 2. Rage and Desire  58\u003cbr\u003e Exposure 3. Magnolia Air  91\u003cbr\u003e Exposure 4. The Queen Is Dead  146\u003cbr\u003e Exposure 5. Mirror Worlds  171\u003cbr\u003e Exposure 6. Night Moves  209\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. Homecoming  250\u003cbr\u003e Notes  257\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography  291\u003cbr\u003e Index  305","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408969507159,"sku":"9781478000891","price":26.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478000891.jpg?v=1730504905","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bloodflowers-9781478000891","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}